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Author Topic: Best Blu Ray soundtrack? Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-24-2012 05:01 PM                     I have just finished setting up my home theater for 7.1 sound, and I wonder what movie on Blu Ray has the best soundtrack?  |  IP: Logged Claude S. Ayakawa Film God Posts: 2738 From: Waipahu, Hawaii, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-24-2012 06:11 PM                        Try MASTER & COMMANDER. from Fox -Claude  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 01-24-2012 08:30 PM                     7.1 specifically? - Tron Legacy - The Nightmare Before Christmas - 3:10 to Yuma - Toy Story 3 - Jurassic Park - Captain America - Pirates 4 On Stranger Tides - Super 8 - Transformers Dark of the Moon - Thor 5.1 mixes: - Battle LA (crap movie, amazing sound) - Akira (in 192khz/24-bit audio) - Super Speeway - War of the Worlds  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 01-24-2012 09:08 PM                        Flight of the Phoenix is pretty good for 5.1 DTS HDMA. Nightmare Before Christmas is one of the few 7.1 remixes that blows away the original mix (by far). It's also one of the few Dolby TrueHD mixes that you don't have to crank waaaay up since Dolby TrueHD tends to be much more quiet than everything else. Star Trek (the newest one), while 5.1 is pretty badass even though it's Dolby TrueHD. Dolby must have gotten their act together or something with the "later" releases). Toy Story 2 sounds great. 5.1 DTSHDMAEX. Toy Story 1 and 3 sound OK. The newest Rambo movie is 7.1 DTSHDMA and it's not bad. Ghostbusters on Blu-ray doesn't sound anywhere near as good as the DVD, so don't play that one.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 01-24-2012 09:12 PM                     Tron: Legacy is simply stunning. For a more subtle mix, try Seven. AJG  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 01-24-2012 09:56 PM                     @ Joe: in regards to Star Trek (2009) I agree about the sound, I really have to turn up my amplifier up for extra oomph and loudness. Toy Story 2's mix is great and since Mike has a 7.1 setup he'll be able to extract the DTS-ES rear center channel of sound - which has a lot of fun effects. The Star Wars films in 6.1 is also commendable since the three speaker surround sound layup is omnipresent and packs a punch notably during the Pod race from Episode 1. 'subtle' mixes I also recommend include: - Microcosmos (UK release Region A playable) - Crimson Wing  |  IP: Logged Matthew McBride Film Handler Posts: 97 From: Tupelo, MS USA Registered: Oct 2011 posted 01-25-2012 08:36 AM                     I have to agree with you Jonathan, Tron: Legacy has a really amazing soundtrack in 7.1.  |  IP: Logged Victor Liorentas Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 800 From: london ontario canada Registered: May 2009 posted 01-25-2012 12:42 PM                     For music I always suggest This Is It! A truly amazing mix!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-25-2012 01:56 PM                     The trick is finding something that hasn't been remixed for home video! This list is from DVDs, not blurays, but may help if you are looking for the ORIGINAL 5.1 mix that hasn't been crapped up for home video release: Wonder Boys Road to Perdition Moulin Rouge Walk the Line Open Range U-571 Flight of the Phoenix  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 01-25-2012 05:23 PM                     Very cool! I will have to pick some of these up. I have Pirates 4 and Star Trek now, so I will have to give those a spin over the weekend.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 02-01-2012 09:50 PM                     and?... and? what did you spin over the weekend? what'd you think??  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 02-01-2012 11:37 PM                     quote: Brad Miller Open Range This is how you do gunfire in a movie soundtrack. AJG  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 02-02-2012 12:13 AM                     Absolutely! Those are the best gun sound effects I have ever heard in any movie. I can actually tell just by listening to those clips if the HF roll-off is accurate. It is part of my check reel.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 02-07-2012 01:41 AM                     By the way Brad, is that Moulin Rouge mix in reference to the Dolby or DTS track on the DVD? AJG  |  IP: Logged David Buckley Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 525 From: Oxford, N. Canterbury, New Zealand Registered: Aug 2004 posted 02-07-2012 01:33 PM                        By some karmic coincidence, I bumped into this RTA of a (presumably) some bit of Tron on another forum, so it looks like something of an exercise for the .1 From Sound and Vision Magazine quote: Exploding visuals are great, of course, but you’ll also notice a big change in the sound of Tron: Legacy on Blu-ray. Because of a last-minute rush to complete the film, [Director] Kosinski didn’t even have time to screen the finished movie all the way through before its theatrical opening. So, while attending each of the 12 premieres around the world, he created an audio to-do list. Then, during the transfer to Blu-ray at Skywalker Sound, Kosinski made more than 100 fixes to the mix and added over a dozen brand-new elements. He feels that the DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 version on Blu-ray is the film’s ultimate soundtrack.  |  IP: Logged

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